Happy Hairston vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Happy Hairston that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Happy Hairston

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.